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TheFifthHouse

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JtakaPrijta,Pancaaabhva,S
Thepancamabhvaorthefifthhouseistheplaceofthewo
andistheseatofthemana,representingitshighestlevel.In
thefifthhouseisruledbytheSun,andhenceitreflectsitsg
thefifthlordpromotingtheSunsqualities,inadvancingsupr
wisdom.Itrepresentsapersonsdh,intelligence,mind(man
(love/devotion),deities,worship,mantra,purvapunyaandev
progeny,thefutureofmankind.Dhandchittasignifiestheunderstanding,theperceptivepower,thereflective
toingestandinterpretknowledge.Inotherwordsitisthediscerningpowertomakejudgementswhichmightu
VyankateshaSharma,intheSarvrthaCintmai,hascalledthis,vivekaakti,andhasidentifieditasoneof
seenfromthefifthhouse.Mana,inadditiontotheabove,isalsoassociatedwithhdayaortheheart.Unquest
themostimportantbhvasinthenatalhoroscopeandtheprimarytrikona(trine),theninthhousebeingthetrin
verydelicatehouse,andbothbeneficsandmaleficsplacedinitmustbetreatedwithfragilecare,likebabies(
arealsoindicatedbythisbhva.
ThePentadofCreation

AtthebeginningofCreation,whentheParamtmdesiredtomanifest,thefoundationalunderpinningthatwas
Tamogunaarethefiveelementsorthepancamahbhtas/tatvas:ka(Ether),Vyu(Air),Agni(Fire),Apa
(Earth).Thesetatvasweredividedintothepancagynendriyas(rotra,tvak,caku,jihvandghra)andpa
(vk,pi,pda,pyuandupastha).ThegynendriyaswerecomposedfromtheStvikmasofthepanca
karmendriyaswerecomposedfromtheRajoamas.TheentireStvikmasofthetatvaswerefurthersubd
buddhi.ThecollectiveRajoamasunitedtoformthepancapras(pra,apna,samna,udnaandvyna

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atributescomprisingthefivegynendriyas,karmendriyas,pras,manaandbuddhi,combinedtoformthesu
divinityinthesecombinedattributesisknownasHirayagarbhaandindividuallyinthemasTaijas.Thisdivini
desiresofthesenewlybornmaterialbodies,furthersubdividedthePancaTatavasintosetsoffivebyconmm
ItisfromthispentagonicdivisionandsubdivisionsofthefiveTatvasthatthisuniverse,the14bhuvanas(sap
ptlas)andthegrossbodywasfashioned.Hirayagarbhaexpandedhimselftohisomniformwithinthisgros
Taijasmanifesteditselfasthedevatas,animals,birdsandhumanbeingstoultimatleycreatethisworldorviv
Thelivingbeingsthusborn,aredevoidofthishigherknowledgewhichhasledtotheircreation,andareinstea
performingactionstofulfilltheirdesiresandgetcaughtrepeatedlyinthecycleofbirthandrebirth.Thisisbec
bornsoul,deludesitselfandforgetsthissupremeknowledgeasitisenshroudedbythePancaKoas(annam
manomaya,vigynamayaandnandamaya).TheStvikmasofthepancatatvascombinedwiththegyne
toformtheManomayaKoa,andwiththebuddhitoformtheVigynamayaKoa.Itisonlywithknowledgetha
perceiveitselfasseparatefromthePancaKoasandthisisknownasvidy.Itisonlyiftheyarefortunatee
initiationofaguru/teacher,orotherwisetogainknowledgeofthissupremeBrahmatatvaabouttheuniversea
Divine,thattheyareabletoliberatethemselvesfromthiscreateduniverseandachievemoka.Thisvidyao
nothingbutthegreatphrase,tatvamasi,orthouartthat,andthepersonwhohasattainedthisgynaandhas
discernordistinguishthisgreattruthfromothertrivia,isendowedwithdh.Thisqualityandthecapacityforth
andsupremeknowledgeisseenthroughthepancamabhva.

Krakas

ThekrakaforthefifthhouseisdevaguruJupiter,thepriestofthegods,thegiveroflightandthesupremepre
whoremovesthedarknessofignoranceandushersinthelightofknowledge.TheSunistheactualsourceo
theSunremovesdarknessbutitdoessoupontheinterventionofGuru.Therefore,withouttheblessingsofG
foreverenshroudedindarkness,cloudedbyignorance,untilJupiterilluminatesitandgrantswisdom.Hence,
forthefifthhouseandthesignificatorfordh,intelligence,andknowledge.
Manaorthemindiscapableofbothgoodandbadthoughts.Thoughtsaretheseeds(beeja)forfutureactions
ofthemindisextremelynecessary,whichisdonethroughmantra.Goodthoughtsleadtogoodactions.Forth
JupitershouldbeinvokedsothathefillsthemindwithgoodthoughtsatalltimesandilluminatesitwiththeSu
alwaysguidedbydharma,conscienceandthehigherperceptivepowerwhichelevatesoneabovegloomand
thisveryreason,theRigVedahassalutedthegreatJupiter,tellingustoadorehimandworshiphimduringou
rituals,sothathemaybestowunendingtreasures,happinessandstrengthandgiveshapetoallourdesiresa

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AdorethenobleandpureBhaspatiduringsacrifices,withyourhymns.Mayhegrantunsurpassablestrength
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achievingknowledge.SoBhaspati,therespectedandtheadorableOnetheOnewhogivesformtothewor
omniformOne,shouldbeinvokedandworshippedatalltimes.(Also,refertoMeters4and6oftheaboveSu
TheninthfromJupiterbringstheguruinasubjectslife.IfthenaisargikakrakafortheguruisJupiter,repres
thephysicalbodyoftheguruisrepresentedbythecharabhrtkrakainanatalhoroscope.Theguruillumin
dispellingdarknessbygivingspiritualknowledgeandthroughtheinitiationofmantra.Hence,theinitiationofth
mantrastakeplacewhenJupitertransitsoraspectsintransit,theMantrapada,i.e.theruapadaofthefifth

PlanetsintheFifthHouse

Asmentionedearlier,beneficsandmaleficsplacedinthishousehastobetreatedwithfragility.Beneficsinth
personcorrectthoughtsandmakeshimskilledandprincipled.Theyexpandrathome,makesoneproneto
spiritualandwellbehaved.Maleficsgiveapersonwrongandmaliciousthoughts,disgraced,complaining,unc
pronetoworshippingmaleficmantradevatas.Ifthe5thlordisweak,illplacedandafflictedbythearipus,th
evilmindedandhaswrongthoughts.Astrong5thlordandinconjunctionwithJupiterorMercury,placedinat
endowshimwithintelligence.Infact,theassociationorplacementofJupiterandMercuryinthefifthhouse,m
andanauthor.IfsuchaJupiterisayogakrakaitwillmakeapersonascholarandauthorofalltheastras,s
andVedngas,andifplacedinakendra/kona/exaltation/ownsign,itwillgrantsupremeknowledgetothesub
placementoftheotherbeneficsinthefiftharetobeseenforintelligenceandthebranchofscholarshipthata
particularly,thedifferentbranchesofphilosophy,mathematics,astrologyandmedicine.Iftheplanetsoplaced
willgiveexpertiseincertainspecificareasofscholarlydisciplines.IfkrakaJupiterisconjunctthe5thlordan
thepersoncanachieveimmensefameandsuccessinallhisundertakingsandearntheplesaureoftherulers
Maleficsinfifthhousecombinationswillgivethereverseresultsanddestroyallconditionsforknowledge,whe
spiritual,andmakethepersondullwitted.Further,itcancauseimbalancesofthemind,leadingtolossofmem
PranaMrgaclearlyassociatesmadnesswiththefifthhouseandrecommendsjapa(mantrarecitation
remedy.Theseadverseaffectsareprominentwhenamaleficinthefifthhouseortheconjunctionofthefifthlo
debilitatedorinanenemyshouse,combust,havingdosha,isinakruraaimaoraspectedbymalefics.I
dhistotallydestroyed.Thesituationworsenswhenthefifthisdevoidofanybeneficaspectorassociation.In
associationofSaturn,GulikaorRahu,therearefrequentmemorylosses.AssociationofSaturnwiththefifthh
consideredparticularlyadversefortheproperfunctioningofonesintelligence.Insuchsituations,mantrasca
tremendouslyinprotectingthemindbydiscipliningitthroughtrainingandroutine.Atahigherlevel,mantralea
wherebyapersoncammovetowardsattainingthesupremeknowledge.Whenthisisachieved,andthemind
separatefromthemateriamatrixtowhichitisattached,andthenapersoncanattainsamdhi.Conversely,w
createimbalancesinthemind.Thereisthusaverysubtleandfragileconnectionbetweenintelligence,themin
onesmindandmantras.

MantraandDeity

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Themanaormindisprotectedbymantra,sacredformulaeorhymnwhicharerepetitivelychantedasaninvo
fifthhousedenotesmantraandeverythingthatisassociatedwithit,thatis,mantra(sacredformulae),yantra
japa(therepeatedmentalchantingofmantra),bhakti(devotion),devat(deity/god),worship,andspirituality.I
inclinationandcapabiltytochantmantras.Itindicatesthenatureofthedeitieswhichshouldbeworshippedan
desirestoworship.Ifthesubjectstartsworshippingthisdeity,thenhisdisciplinewillincreaseandhewillbeco
spiritualpractices,followingtheregularityoftheSun.Hewillthenbecomeclosertoachievingtheperfectknow
thefifthhouseistheninth,denotingamongotherthings,dharmaorreligion.Whenthereisanassociationbetw
thefifthandtheninth,dharmaandbhakti(religosityanddevotion)cometogether,creatingtheidealconditions
thereisanassociationbetweenthefifthhouseandthelagna,speciallybetweentheirlords,thenitwillbestow
unendingblessingsoftheCreator.
Manyjyotishaworksfirstexaminethenatureofthefifthhouseandtheinfluencesonittodeterminethedeities
Themostcommondictumthatisfound,isthatifamaleplanetisplacedinoraspectsthefifthhouse,thesubj
deityandiftheplanetisfemalethentheobjectofworhsipwillbeafemaledeity[2].Iftherearenoplanetsinth
fifthlordisexamined,itsnaturebeingdeterminedbytheplanetswithwhomitisconjoined.Thisbasicdictumh
elaboratedbydifferentscholars,accordingtothegenderandmaleficenceofplanetsandthegender,oddityan
fromwhichwemayderivethefollowing:
1.Ifthefifthhouseisamasculinesign,aspectedbyorconjunctamasulineplanet,thenthesubjectwillde
deities.Ifthesignisfeminineandassociatedoraspectedbyafemaleplanet,thenthedesiretoworship
femaledeity.
2.Ifthefifthhouseisanoddsign,thefifthlordisinanoddsignandthefifthhouseisrelatedtoamaleplan
worshipamaledeity.Ifithappenstobeanevenoradualsignandassociatedwithafemaleplanet,the
willbeafemaledeity.
3.Iftherearebeneficsassociatingoraspectingthefifthhouse,thenthenativeworshipsstvikgodsand
likeasadhu.Iftheasscoiationisofmaleficsthentheinclinationistoveertowardslesserdeities,spirits

Inferringfromtheabovementionedprinciples,thestrasprovidealistofthedeitiescorrespondingtothenine
orassociatedwiththefifthhouse.GivenbelowaretwosuchcorrespondencesasmentionedintheJtakaP
andtheJtakaTatva(henceforthJT).

JtakaPrijta
Planetsoccupying/aspecting5th Deity
house
Sun Surya
Moon/Venus Gouri/FemaleDeity
Mars Krtikeya
Mercury Viu
Jupiter iva
Saturn/Rahu/Ketu OtherDeities
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JtakaTattva
Planetsoccupying/aspecting5th Deity
house
Sun Surya,ankara
Moon Yakis
Mars Skanda,Bhairava
Mercury AllDeities
Jupiter rad
Venus Durg
Saturn Spirits,Ghostsetc.
Rahu Parapindaka
ItisinterestingtonotethattheJtakaTatvaascribesafemaledeityforJupiter,thatofGoddessrad,one
GoddessSarasvati,thepristineandpureaktiwhosymboliseslearningandknowledge.GoddessDurgisa
insteadofthecommoncorrespondenceofGoddessLakm.ThetermYakiisalsoopentointerpretation,b
referenceistodeitiesanddevotiononemaydeducethatitmayrefertoDurga,thechiefamongYakis,acc
translation[3].ThereareafewothercombinationsmentionedintheJTwithreferncetothe5thhouseanddeit
follows:
1.LiketheJtakaPrijta,JTalsostates,thatiftheMoonandVenusareassociatedwiththefifthhouset
haveaprefernceforworshippingfemaledeities.
2.Ifthelordofthe4thhouseisinthefifth,thesubjectshallbeadevoteeofLordViu.Thisisalsomentio
3.Ifthe12thlordisinthe2ndorthe8thandisrelatedtothe5thlord,thesubjectsdevotionwillbetowardss

SukaNdi
TheSukaNdigivescertainspecificcombinationsforidentifyingdeitiesfromthefifthhouseanditslord,apar
basicprinciplesmentionedearlier.Theseclausesareasfollows:
1.IfthefifthlordoccupiesthesignofLeoandisaspectedbytheSun,onewillmeditateuponthePanck
theblessingsofShiva.
2.IftheMoonisinthefifthhouseandthefifthlordiswithMars,thenthesubjectwillworshipKrtikeya.
3.IfthefifthlordisinthesignofMercury,whileMercuryisinthefifthhouseorthefifthhouseisaspected
subjectwillworshipMahviu.
4.IfJupiterisplacedinthe5thhousewiththe5thlordinVirgo,thesubjectwillworshipGoddessGouri.
5.Ifthefifthlordandthelagnalordoccupyinimicalsigns,thenthesubjectwillbeanatheist.

Itmustbenotedhere,thatthevariousfifthhousecorrespondencetothedeitiesgivenabovearenottheonly
madewithdivinebeingsinjyotisha.Thereareinnumerablewaystoidentifyanddetermineonespersonalgod
spiritualinclinations.Manyofthemarehandeddownintheparamparasorlineages,whileothersarementione
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texts.Forinstance,Parasara,JaiminiandJTallspeakaboutthe12thhousefromKrakma,whichisseen
Theplanetsplacedherehaveacorrespondencwithspecificdeities,whicharesimilartothelistspresenteda
speaksofplanetsintheKrakmaitselftorepresentdeities,whileParasarahassaidthatthe12thhousean
Amtyakrakaarealsotobeseen,inamannersimilartotheKrakma.Parasarahasmoreovergivenapla
correspondencewiththevariousViuavatrswhichisfamiliartoall.ThePranaMrgahasgoneastepfu
certainspecificationsfortheprecisedeterminationsofdeities,applicabletoanyhouseinthehoroscope.Sinc
thefifthhouseaswell,itmustbementionedhere.Sotheaboveschemeofplanetaryascoiationswiththevari
finetunedwithPranaMrgasguidegivenbelow.Thecorrectapplicationwouldbetoseethetrinesintheras
vimsamsatoaccuratelycometoaconclusionbeforeinterpretingthedeitiesindicatedinahoroscope.

PranaMrga
Sun
AllSigns DualSigns1stDrekkanaDualSigns2ndDrekkana
Shiva Krtikeya Gaapati
Moon
Strong Weak WeakandMartianSign
Durg BhadrakliCmuwithdarkattributes
Mars
OddSigns EvenSigns
Krtikeya,BhairavaCmu,Bhadrakli
Mercury
MovabaleSignsDualSigns FixedSigns1stand2ndDrekkanasFixedSigns3rdDrekkan
ViuAvatrs ViuAvatrsKa Viu
Jupiter
JupiterrepresentsdivinityingeneralandstandsforMahviu,theexactnatureandformchanginga
isplacedinandtheplanetsassociatedwithit.
Venus
Annaprevar,Lakm,Yak
Saturn
aa,Kirrta
Rahu
Sarpa

Parasara
AlthoughParasaraspecificallydoesnotelaboratehowthefifthhousedepictsmantraordeity,heclearlyenun

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connectedwithyantraandmantra(refertoshlokaquotedonpage1above).Afewstatementsmentionedin
regardingthisaspectofthefifthhouseisasfollows:
1.Ifthe4thlordisinthe5th,thesubjectwillbedevotedtoLordViu(Ch.24:41).Asmentionedabove,JT
2.Ifthe5thlordisinthe7th,thesubjectwillassimilatetheknowledgeofallreligionssarvadharmasaman
3.Ifthe11thlordisinthe5th,hewillbereligious.(Ch.24:125)
4.Ifthe12thlordisinthe5th,hewillvisitshrinesinordertobegetachild.(Ch.24:137)

TheFifthfromKrakma
ParasarahoweverelaboratesconsiderablyonthefifthhousefromtheKrakma(theNavmainwhichthe
placed)inordertodelineatepatternsinworshipandthenatureandformofdeitiestowardswhomthesubject
Krakmaperseisthehouseexaminedforspiritualityparametershenceitisperfectlycomprehensiblewhy
stressedthefifthhousefromitratherthanthefifthintherasichart.Parasaragivesfurtherimportnacetothet
Normally,theclassicaltextsinjyotishagivetheplacemnetofplanetsinthefifthhouseintherasichart,forthe
whichgrantsexpertiseindifferentdisciplinesandbranchesofknowledge.Parasaraexaminesscholarshipfro
Krakma,implyingthatmattersrelatingtothedhandthemanaandspirituality,areseenbythegreatsage
leavingtherasichartexclusivelyforthestudyofprogeny.Orperhaps,versesarelostorastrologersareexp
sameontheirown.Thishoweverisamatterofspeculation.Forthepresentpurposes,averysignificantvers
34,Shlokas7576oftheBhatParasara:
krakttrikoastheppakhedadvayedvija|
mnavomantratantrajojyatentrasaaya||
ppenavkitetatrajtonigrhakobhavet|
ubhairnirkitetasmitnaronugrhakobhavet||
TheessenceofthesetwoshlokasisthatiftherearetwomaleficsinatrinefromtheKrakma,thesubjectw
beanexpertinmantrasandtantras.Iftheseplanetsareaspectedbyanothermalefic,thentheknoweldgewil
purposes,butiftheaspectisthatofabenefic,thenthisknowledgewillbeusedforpubilcgood.Thisdictumis
(Shlokas3032,PancamaViveka)andbyJaiminiinhisUpadesaSutras(1.2.8385).Theinferenceisthatev
misutilisationindicatesblackmagic.
ParasaraandJaiminiprovidethecombinationsforscholarshipinthedifferentsystemsofphilosophylikeNya
Snkhya,Vedantaetc.,asseenfromthefifthfromKrakmaandSwama,whiletheotherclassiscsexamin
houseintherasichart.Thisisbeyondthescopeofthepresentpaper,howevertwodictumsasmentionedby
mustbementionedrelatingtothediscussionondeitiesandmantra.ThefirstisthatMercuryplacedinthefifth
makesoneasaint/asceticofaveryhighstaturethosewhowouldestablishreligiousorderswhichwouldcon
aftertheirdemise.TheprecisetermusedbybothParasaraandJaiminiisparamahamsa.Thesecondisthat
thefifthfromKrakmamakesoneaVedanticscholar.JaiminiaddsthattheSunsplacementinthishouse,
anexpertintheBhagavatGita.
Fromtheaboveitisclear,thattheassociationofmaleficswiththefifthhousecauseaffictionsinthemindand
towardstantrikmantras.However,evenbenefics,ifweak,debilitated,retrogradeorseverlyafflictedcanoften

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asundersuchcondiitonstheyconstituteacursefromthepastlife.Duringtheperiodsofsuchafflictedbenefic
shallbefallandthesubjectmaystartdabblingintantrikmantrasorblackmagicandmantrasofshudradevata
furthersufferingassuchmantrasallowevilthoughtstocontinueinthemind.Thefollowingeventswillhappen
theaffectedplanets,indicatingforthcomingcursesthatwillmanifest[4].
AfflictedPlanet ResultingEvent
Sun TroublefromGovernment/Superiors
Moon TroublefromRelatives/Mother,SocialOstracization
Mars Cuts,Wounds,Accidents,SevereAnger,Wars

Mercury NaturalDisasters,FallfromTrees/Heights,
Landslides
Jupiter ReligiousDifferences,FireHazards
Venus TroublsfromtheOppositeSex,LoveAffairsetc.
Saturn TroublefromDeadSpirits
Rahu TroublefromSnakes,Bondages,Entrapment,
Scandals
Ketu TroublefromSnakes,Mistakes

Examples

Wewillnowexamineafewillustrativecasesinordertoapplytheabovementionedprinciples.
Chart1:DurmantraSchizophrenia[5]

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Thisisanexampleofhowanafflictednaturalbeneficinthefifthhouseledapersontowardsblackmagic,whi
thebalanceofhismind.Inthefifthhouse,thereisaretrogradeanddebilitatedJupiter,alsothekrakaforthe
thebdhakeshforthenative.Bdhorobstaclewillbeguntaka(external)andada(unnatural),whichimp
phenomena.JupiterisfurtherafflictedbyeighthlordMarsand12thlordSun,whoseaspectsindicatefirehaza
JupiterinCapricorndenotesdabblinginblackmagicandspirits.WhenJupiterdashacommenced,thenative
planchetteandengagedinstrangetantrik/blackmagicpractices.JupiteristhedispositorofRahu,butbeingu
GulikaandMandi,itdidnotkillthenative,butaffectedhismentalfacultiesseverely.RahuisalsoplacedinMa
observethattherearethreemaleficsaspectingthefifthhouse:Mars,SunandtheRasidrishtiofSaturn.Satu
lordVenusandMercury.Thesecondhousesymbolizesspeechandthemouth,fromwhereinmantrasarerec
iswithMercury,thekrakaforspeechandmantra.ThereisSarpaYoga,withthreemaleficsinthekendra,w
toblackmagic.
Thesubjectbecamethepresidentofadramaticsassociationandorganizedaplay.Onthefirstdayofthepro
outinthetheatre,whichburnedthesetscompletely.ThisoccurredinJupiterMahadaa,VenusAntardaaan
Daa.Inaweekstime,thenativebegantoshowsymptomsofschizophreniaandresignedfromhisjobasa
goodcompany.Soonafter,thenativebecamecompletelymadandhestillsuffersfromschizophrenia.Them

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tormented.
Chart2:DevBhaktiSadhviRithambara

ThisisthehoroscopeofapoliticianinIndia.ThefifthhouseisintheStvik,benefic,evenandfemininesigno
femaleplanetMoonstronglyplacedinitsownRasi.Thisisaclearindicationofdevotiontowardsfemaledeitie
GoddessGouri,whoistheultimateformoftheDivineMother.Sheisinfact,oneofthegreatestdevoteesoft
Goddess.Herdevotionissogreat,thatdespitebeingarenunciateshehasherselfassumedqualitiesofmoth
establishedmanyorphanages.HereMoonisalsotheBhrtKraka,anditsplacementinthefifthhouseisc
auspicious,showingatotaldedicationtoherguru.Shedrawsherstrengthfromherguruandthemantrasrec
Chart3:ivaUpsanaSanjayRath

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Inthischart,thefifthhouseisCancerwiththeSunandVenusplacedinit.Thesignisfeminineandeven,both
inclinationtoworshipfemaledeities.Thefifthlordisalsoafemaleplanet.However,theplanetsoccupyingthe
andfemaleplanets,showingthatthesubjectwillhaveadesiretoworshipbothmaleandfemaledeities.TheS
dominates,aspectedbyaverystrongmaleplanet,Jupiter,toshowpersonaldevotiontoShiva.Weneedtolo
foraclearpictureandherewefindtheSuniscaraBhrtKraka(Guru)andVenusiscaraPitKraka(fathe
worshipofLordShivaisinthelineagecomingfromfatherandhisdiksaGuru.Thenativenotonlyhasanextr
toShiva,worshippingHimineveryconceivableform,butheparticularlyadoresShivaasDakimrti,theL
theGuru.Incidentally,thenativeisalsodrawntowardsallformsofGuruworship,suchasLordDatttreya,p
thestrongaspectonthefifthhousebykrakaJupiter,fromitsadvantageouspositioninthelagna.Thenative
fascinatedbySurya,sothepositionofSuninthefifthhousehasgivenhimbothSuryaandShivaworship,as
Tatva.HewasinitiatedtotheGayatrimantrabyhispaternaluncleandguru(CharaBhrtKrakaSun)andw
Yantrabyhim.
ThefifthlordisMoonandisinyogawithMercuryshowingdevotionforSriKrishna(Mercuryin2nddrekkana
thisdevotionforKrishnacomesfromhisplaceofbirth,asMercuryisthefourthlord.Mercuryalsorepresents
mentionedearlier,thefifthlordMoonisafeminineplanet,togetherwiththefactthatVenusisplacedinthefifth

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andanevensign.MoonandVenussignifythedesiretoworshipfemaledeities,andtruly,thenativehasaver
withtheDivineMother,especiallywithherpowerfulaktiforms,giventheaspectofSaturn.
AninterestingpointtonoteisthatthenativehasfourmaleficsinthetrinestotheKrakma,depictingthathe
someonewhoisanexpertintheknowledgeofmantras.Howeversinceonlybenefics(VenusandMoon)asp
willemploythisknowledgeforthepublicgood,andwillnotuseittoharmanyone.

Noplanetsin5thhouse
Chart4:ivaBhakti

Inthishoroscope,thefifthhousehasnoplanets.ThefifthlordMercuryisconjuncttheSun,Jupiterandlagna
strongestplanetconjoiningthefifthlordistheSun,theAmtyakraka,depictingShivaworship.Jupiteralsop
Shiva.ThenativeisagreatdevoteeofShiva,andsuchistheextentofhisdevotion,thatherecognizesnoot
thereisonlyoneGod,oneCreator,oneLordoftheUniverse,andthatisShiva.Inanextremecornerofhissp
hisownprivateShivalinga,immersedinasmallpoolofwater,wherehesojournsearlyeachmorningwithhis
NoneoftheotherfamilymembersventuresneartheLinga,overwhichheexercisesexclusiveproprietaryrig
onlyinhisdhotiandhugerudrkabeads,heworshipshisfavoriteShivawithfreshlypluckedflowers,hisch
Shivayareverberatingacrossthehouseforalltoacknowledgehisreverenceforthegreatlord.Therelationsh
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hisgodisoneofachildwithaparent,ofafriendwithaconfidantealternatingingratitudeorangerdepending
thatfatehaddealthimataparticulartime.Thisprofoundsinglemindeddevotiontowardsonedeity,almostto
dissolvingtheselfwiththedivinebeingcanbeseenintheconjoiningofthe5thlordandthelagnalordwiththe
implicatingthattheself(lagnalord)andbhakti(5thlord)hadmergedwithShiva(SunandJupiter).
Toclinchthematterfurther,hisishtaisalsoShivarepresentedbytheSun,the12thlordfromtheKrakma,
NavamsalagnawithlagnalordVenus.Onceagain,weseethemergerofthedeitywiththeself,Shivaandthe
bytheSunandVenus.ThelagnaisvargottamainthesignofTaurus,theplaceofexaltationoftheMoon.The
Shivathatthenativeisattachedto,isLordSomnath(symbolizedbytheMoon),whoisalsohisvillagedeity,y
theSunasthefourthlord.
Chart5:KaBhaktiPrabhupda

InSrilaPrabhupadaschart,thefifthhousehasnoplanets.ThefifthlordMarsisconjoinedanexaltedMoon.T
masculineandanoddsign,withthefifthlordbeingamaleplanet.Hence,MarsconjunctionwithMoon,rather
femaledeity,indicatesmoretowardsamalegod.ExaltedMooncanbenoneotherthanSriKrishna.Thedispo
VenusiswithMercury,whichalsoindicatesKrishna,andtheconjunctionofVenusandMercurypointtoward
Krishna.However,undoubtedly,thefifthlordsconjunctionwiththeexaltedMoonshowshissinglemindedfoc

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caseKrishna.
Chart6:P.V.R.NarasimhaRao

ThisisthechartofaSJCguru,whereonefindsthefifthhousetobeempty,butthefifthlordMarsisplacedin
powerfulcombinationwiththreeplanets,Saturn,MercuryandVenus.ThefifthhouseisinthesignofCapricor
andanevensign,withitslordSaturn,aneutralplanet.Thedeitythenativeismuchattachedtoandworships
Mahlakm,representedbyVenus.Venusalsorepresentshisishta,beingthe12thlordfromtheKrakma
histmakraka,indicatingahighlevelofspiritualityandaspecialpersonalconnectionanddevotion,whichh
Mahlakm.Oftheotherplanets,whichconjointhefifthlord,Marsisprominent,stronginhisownsignAries.
nativewasparticularlyattachedtoHanumn.ThethirdindicationisthatofLordNryana(Saturn)andViu
moveablesign).ItisawellknownfactinSJCcirclesthatthenativeregularlyconductstheSatyanryaaV
US.GiventhestrongpresenceofMarsinAries,theavatrwhoisfirmlyindicatedisLordNsimha.Infact,int
fromhisfathersmaternalsideweresuchdevoutworshippersofLordNsimha,thatalmosttheentireclanwa
deityinavarietyofcombinations,suchasUgraNarasimha,JwalaNarasimha,LakshmiNarasimha,VijayaN
grandfatherwasalsonamedNarasimhaRao,likethenativehimself.(Closeinvolvementof9thlordand5
lineage).Asaconsequenceofthisfamilybackground,thenativeworshipsLordNsimhabutisnotparticularl

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TheViuavatrtowardswhomhefeelsgreatdevotionisrRma,followingHanumnandGoddessMah
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[1]AdetaileddiscussiononthisisinVidyaranyaSwamis(Madhavacarya)Pancada.TheSmkhyaKrika
differentconfigurationofCreation,statingthatthereare16attributes,whichmakeupthesukmaarra.Bud
thefirsttoemergefromPrimordialNature,fromwhichtherestoftheattributesemerge.However,thedefinitio
unchangedasdiscussedlaterinthepaper.
[2]JtakaPrijta,JtakaTatva,SukaNdi,HorvigynaRahasyam
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